Making Up The Penguin

Imaginary Worlds

Eric Molinsky

Arts, Science Fiction, Fiction, Society & Culture

4.8 • 2.1K Ratings

🗓️ 4 December 2024

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Summary

The Penguin series on HBO and Max has been one of the most critically acclaimed comic book-based TV shows in years. Much of the praise has gone towards actors like Colin Farrell, who plays the classic Batman villain. But the makeup and prosthetics designer Mike Marino has been singled out for his innovative and striking design of the main character. Mike sculpted an entire head and body for The Penguin, a.k.a. Oz Cobb, that obscured most of Colin Farrell while also liberating the actor to inhabit a role he might otherwise not have been cast. Mike and I go deep into his creative process working with Farrell and the director/producer Matt Reeves on The Batman film and the spin-off show The Penguin. We also talk about Mike’s mentors in the field like Dick Smith and Rick Baker, who created some of the most iconic makeup designs in cinema history. This week’s episode is brought to you by Sol Reader and ShipStation Go to solreader.com to and use the code IMAGINARY at checkout to receive 15% off your purchase of Sol Reader Limited Edition. Go to shipstation.com and use the code IMAGINARY to sign up for your FREE 60-day trial. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	You're listening to Imaginary Worlds, a show about how we create them and why we suspend our disbelief.
0:05.5	I'm Eric Malinsky.
0:07.6	I've covered a lot of fantasy worlds over the years, but as longtime listeners know, there is one fantasy world that is closest to my heart.
0:18.0	My happy place is a very dark and gritty place with a beacon of hope, a signal in the
0:25.5	sky. But when that light hits the sky, it's not just a call. It's a warning to them.
0:40.3	The most recent Batman movie starring Robert Pattinson was called The Batman.
0:45.3	I loved the film noir vibe of the movie.
0:49.3	But what really caught a lot of people's attention was Colin Farrell's performance as the penguin.
0:54.9	He was totally unrecognizable under prosthetics and makeup.
0:59.9	As the penguin, his face is pockmarked and full of scars.
1:04.2	His nose looks like what you describe as a beak nose.
1:07.6	His hair is black and balding.
1:09.7	He's heavy set.
1:13.4	He is a limp, which makes him waddle like a penguin.
1:19.4	So he's similar looking to Danny DeVito's penguin from 1992, but not cartoony.
1:23.9	This is a version of the penguin you could imagine seeing in the real world.
1:30.7	And under all that makeup is Colin Farrell, who has been on several lists of sexiest men alive.
1:34.5	And this is what he sounds like when facing off against Batman.
1:41.7	Don't let me hurt you. You better watch it. You know my reputation.
1:44.2	Yeah, I do. Do you?
1:46.9	Look, I'm just a proprietor, okay?
1:53.4	What people do here?
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